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USS SAMPSON (DDG 102) Hull Preservation
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The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) at Naval Station Everett is conducting market research through a sources sought announcement to identify qualified paint original equipment manufacturers capable of providing paint, coatings, preservation products, and associated engineering and technical services for the underwater hull preservation and painting of the USS SAMPSON (DDG 102). The work is planned to begin around July 6, 2026, with the vessel to be dry-docked at a contractor facility in Seattle, Washington. The paint and coatings must comply with Navy paint warranty standards, and the vendor must provide the required warranty directly without waiver or subcontract. Personnel performing this work are required to meet or exceed minimum qualification standards outlined in the work statement, and substitutions require government approval. The government is particularly interested in gauging small business capabilities under NAICS code 325510 (Paint and Coating Manufacturing) and anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price contract following a formal Request for Quote targeted for release around May 28, 2026. Interested companies must submit a letter of interest by May 21, 2026, detailing their qualifications, business size and classifications, performance history, and ability to meet warranty and work requirements. Responses are strictly for informational purposes to assess market capability and will not constitute an offer or create a contract. No solicitation document is currently available, and no payment will be made for submitted information. Questions or submissions should be directed via email to the designated Contract Specialist and point of contact at PSNS & IMF Everett.
General Info
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Seattle, WA, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
This is a sources sought announcement in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. PSNS & IMF Naval Station Everett is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest to provide required paint, coatings, preservation products, and engineering/technical services for the Underwater Hull Preservation w/Paint on the USS SAMPSON (DDG 102) in Seattle, Washington, with an anticipated start date of 06 July 2026. The vessel will be dry-docked.
The government seeks paint original equipment manufacturers that can provide support as follows:
- Provide paint, coatings, and preservation products per the attached Work Statement.
- Paint, coatings and preservation products must meet the required standard per the attached Navy Paint Warranty.
- Company (vendor) must provide the required warranty without waiver or subcontract.
- Provide personnel that meet or exceed the minimum qualifications within the Work Statement in order to perform and certify work stated.
- Personnel may not be substituted without express approval by the Government, as submitted per the attached Work Statement.
Place of performance: Contractor's Dry-dock Facility (Seattle, WA).
PSNS & IMF Everett is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest.
The anticipated Request for Quote (RFQ) release date is on or around Thursday, 28 May 2026 (subject to change).
PSNS & IMF Everett is contemplating award of a firm fixed price contract for the requirement specified in the attached draft Statement of Work. The applicable NAICS code is 325510 – Paint and Coating Manufacturing.
What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a letter of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please scan your letter of interest and email it to Contract Specialist, Masada Younker, at Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil, and Adrienne Larcom, at adrienne.j.larcom.civ@us.navy.mil with “USS SAMPSON (DDG 102) OEM U/W Hull Preservation w/Paint SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE” in the subject field and hand or digitally sign your letter of interest. The letter of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the draft Statement of Work, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.
1. Is your company a paint original equipment manufacturer?
2. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 325510 (the small business size standard is 1,000 in number of employees)? If small business please specify (small, 8(a), women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned) [more than one category may be selected as applicable]. How many employees does your company have?
3. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company’s website address?
4. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.
5. Is your company able to provide both the paint product desired AND the manufacturing guarantee, as required within the work statement?
6. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including draft Statement of Work, please describe your company’s historical experience completing work onboard U.S. Navy ships and other vessels described in draft Statement of Work, or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements as of contract award.
Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. PSNS & IMF Everett may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time.
When to Submit: Responses to this Source Sought notice are requested no later than
12:30 PM PST 21 May 2026
Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind.
Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided.
Future information, if any, will be posted at the website SAM.gov.
Contracting Office Address:
Naval Station Everett
2000 W Marine View Drive
Everett, WA 98201
Point of Contact:
Masada Younker, email: Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil
Adrienne Larcom, email: adrienne.j.larcom.civ@us.navy.mil